Mackay Lake
Northern Pike is open all year here — it lies 38 km east of Matawa Place, and the nearest road is 48 miles off — this is fly-in water.
Mackay Lake is the 296th-largest of 1,629 named lakes in Ontario Far North, with 37 miles of charted shoreline and 45 islands.
MNRF aquatic resource surveys
Fish species
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Lodges & operators 0
No lodge is based on Mackay Lake itself. These are the closest that are — each on its own water, with the straight-line distance from here.
- Harrop Lake Wilderness Lodge✓ Verifiedlodgehousekeeping39 mi away
Home water: Harrop Lake
A remote eastern-Manitoba fishing and hunting lodge on Harrop Lake, east of the Berens River and Lake Winnipeg, running two satellite outposts on Whiskeyjack Lake and Head Leaf Lake. It sells guided multi-day trips ranging from three to seven days, plus moose and black bear hunt packages combined with fishing.
- Big Eddie's North Country Lodge✓ Verifiedcampfly-inamerican46 mi away
Home water: Wrong Lake
A small fly-in fishing camp on Wrong Lake, about 195 miles north of Winnipeg, selling a single all-inclusive walleye and northern pike package to parties of up to six. Stays are fixed at two days of fishing with one night in camp, and guests arrange their own float-plane transport in.
2026 regulations
Seasons & limitsFMZ 2
- Special limit on this water — : Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits · Refer to zone-wide seasons and limits · Live fish may not be used as bait or possessed for use as bait (All waters north of latitude of the 11th baseline (51°48’11”N.) and west of longitude 89°00’W.)
Ice-out here is typically mid May (modeled from regional ice records).
| Species | Season | Sport licence | Conservation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pike | Open all year | S - 4, none between 70 - 90 cm (27.6 - 35.4 in.), not more than 1 greater than 90 cm (35.4 in.) | C - 2, none between 70 - 90 cm (27.6 - 35.4 in.), not more than 1 greater than 90 cm (35.4 in.) |
Compiled from MNRF Recreational Fishing Regulations open data (2026 season, zone-wide rules shown for this lake's species). Regulations change by variation order — confirm with the official FMZ 2 summary before you fish.
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